A year or so ago I picked up some MiniArt 1:16th scale Knights from a hobby store. They were old, so I assumed that the ones in the store were all I was going to get ever, so I bought them all - five of them. When they were done and placed upon a shelf, I had done some of the Orders from our gaming world, and I decided I wanted to do at least the top 10 Orders, because I liked the way they came out. So I went out to search for some used kits and see how badly I would get burned and guess what? They're still available! So I not only bought six more, I decided to review them for you, because if you have a gaming world these are great to paint up as the different Knightly Orders. Note that these are 1:16th, which makes them about six inches tall, not very suitable for gaming. These are full-blown models, with interchangable parts that you can swap out - want the sword in hand? Glue the hilt to it. Want the sword in the scabbard? Glue the hilt to it instead. The models have some rough spots - the newer ones I received have fewer issues than the old ones I picked up, but they still had issues common to less exacting model brands. One of the models in this review - the one labeled Doornian General - is a really old Tamiya model and not a MiniArt. I picked it up at a different hobby store for a steal and it went together much better than the MiniArt ones do. With all of that said, if you spend the time and use a bit of green stuff you can get these into shape. The legs have a tendency to gap on you, on some of them I patched the gap, in some I didn't. While this was just oversite on my part, it does give you the opportunity to see how well they do/don't fit.

The outside Inn with the minstrel.

When your fantasy adventurers hit the nearest tavern, you need a spot for them to hang out. Be it the traditional start of Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons and Dragons  campaigns or a Two Hour Wargames’ Warrior Heroes: Armies and Adventures (WH:AA) tavern encounter, you need the bar, the barmaid, and the rest of the crowd to set the scene.

The assembled inside sets.

Hey Y'all Prepare Yourselves For the Rubberband Damned 
(or, Reaper Miniatures' Legendary Encounters zombies (and others!) - a review)

A year or so back Reaper Miniatures announced that they were going to start producing a new line of ready-painted plastic miniatures under the title "Legendary Encounters".  These would be non-random monsters (and characters) to use in your campaign for those times when you either didn't have time or simply weren't inclined to paint whole armies of orcs, goblins, trolls and the like.  Initially I was afraid of and opposed to this idea - but given that I game in a cave and am frightened by electricity and the wheel, this should come as no surprise to anyone.

                                                    Escarlata’s face

We ordered the Resina Planet Escarlata a couple of months ago because we thought she was a cool looking figure and were looking forward to painting her up. Originally The WebMistress was going to paint her up, and she wasn’t in for review, but after a thread on TMP that was asking about her, we agreed I would run her through the magic color wash machine and write a review of her.